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11. 11. JAG'KS011.l FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.

Pf11en1ed`Ja.n. 1, A18.84.

` ihvirnb f STATES `TNT Fries.y

HENRY A. 'Jackson or BROOKLYN, New YORK.

sracrrcnfrIoN forming part of Letters Patent Nofeonsei, dated 'January1, les-4l.

`Application tiled August 30, 1883. (No model.)

To (all wiwi/t it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY A. JACKSON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of N ewHYork, have invented la new and Improved FoldingBaby-Carriage and Canopy Attachment, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improvedbaby-carriage which can be folded very compactly when not in use.

A further object of niy invention is to ,provide a new and improveddevice for holding asunshade on a baby-carriage in any desired position.

My invention relates to improvements` in folding baby-carriages; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and arrangement ofthe parts, ashereinafter' more fully set forth, and

pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part oi'this specification, in which similar lettersof reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.;

' Figure lis a longitudinal elevation of my improved baby-carriage,showing it folded. Fig. 2 is a like elevation, partly in section,showing it extended for use. Fig.V 3 is a rear view ofthe same. Fig. etis an enlargedcrosssectional view of the axle, and showing lthe clutchon the handle. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hinge-bar and thespring thereon.'

Fig. 6 is a front elevation, partly in section, of

the canopy-bow. Fig. 7 1s an enlarged perspective view of the lockingand adjusting device for the same.

`The carriage body or box is composed of two sections, A A', hinged toeach other at the bottom by a hinge-rod, B. A metal band or bar, C, issecured to the back and sides of thesection A', and to the free ends ofthe said band or bar C a bail or U-shaped bar, D, is pivoted, which isadapted to be swung over the section A, the outer end of the saidsection A being recessed to receive the cross piece of the said bar D.The said bar or bail holds the upper parts of the two sections A A'together. The springs E are hinged on the ends of the joint-rod B, andthe ends of the springs are secured on the axles F and F'. Spiralsprings G are coiled around the rod B, and each spring has one endsecured-to the front section, A, and the otherend to the which is `othersection, `A, of the carriage-body, the `springs having the tendency toswing the botsaid chains preventing unduejolting of the vbody andholding the saine nearly level.

Two reaches, J, are secured to the front axle, F, and are of such lengththat they can extend to the rear axle, F', the said bars being attachedso` near the ends of the axles-that they can be swung upward past thesides of the body-sections A A. The free end of each side bar' isrecessed to tit against the rear axle,

ot' each` side bar a F', andV tothe free end handle, K, is pivoted,which handles have their free ends united by a suitable cross-piece; orthe two handles can be made ofone piece.

Fach' handle is provided at its pivoted end with a downwardly-projectingcurved prong, M, adapted to fit closely ou the axle F'. The

handles K can be swung down in the direction or toward the front ofthecarriage, as in Fi g; 1.

A bow, N, is providedin its curved top with teeth R2, and with avertical curved longitudinal slot, N 2,l through which the ferrule O ofa sunshade, parasol, or canopy, P, passes, which ferrule is provided atits upper end with a head or button, Q', to prevent it from slippingthrough the slot. The lower end of the handle Q of the connected with arod, B, the other end of provided with an eye, R', through which one ofthe uprights of the bow passes. One end of the bow is pivoted to theside of the body-section A', or to the banor band O. The other end ofthe bow is provided with a fork, N', which stra-ddles a toothedsemicircular frame, S, secured on the top edge of the bodysection A', oron the bar or baud C. rlhe fork is pivoted by a pintle, d, passingthrough the parasol or canopy P is i center of the semicircular frame S.The prongs of the fork N' are provided with longitudinal slots g,through which a pintle, T, provided with a head at each end, passesloosely. The springs E are at the sides of the body or box, to permitthe body being folded.

rlhe carriage is adjusted as follows: When the carriage is in use, thebandD is swung over the section A and holds the sections A A together.The free ends of the side bars, J, rest against therear axle, F', whichis clamped IOO between the free ends of the bars J and the' prongs M ofthehandles K. The reachesthus hold the axles the required distanceapart. If the carriage is to be folded, the handles are swung1 towardthe front ofthe carriage andthe free ends of the reaches J are raised,upon which the springs Gr and the weight of the sections A A' will swingthe bottoms of the said body-sections A A' toward each other until theyare in the position shown in Fig. l, the reaches being inclined upwardand backward,

and the handles K being inclined toward the front and downward from theupper ends of the reaches J.

The bow N can be inclined toward the front or rear, and can be locked inposition by means of the loose pintle T, which passes into one of theteeth of the semicircular frame S.

rlhe canopy or parasol can be adjusted laterally by moving the ferruleof the same toward one end or the other of the slot N2, the canopy beingheld in the desired position by the rod R, the ring` R' of which catcheson one of the teeth R2, formed on the bow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A folding baby-carriage constructed with a boxformed of two sections hinged to each JrO other at the bottom, and withsprings secured to the bottoms of the sections, for swinging the bottomsof the said sections toward each other, substantially as herein shownand described.

2. A folding baby-carriage constructed with a box formed of two sectionshinged to each other at the bottom, with hinged supportingspringsjointed at the joint of the box, and with reaches secured to the frontaxles, and adapted to fit against the rear axle, substantially as hereinshown and described.

3. A folding baby-carriage constructed with a box formed of two sectionshinged to each other at the bottom, with hinged supportingspringsjointed at the' joint of the box, with reaches secured to the front axleand fitting against the rear axle, and with handles hinged to the freeends of the side bars, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a folding baby-carriage, the combination, with the hinged body AA', of the hinged supporting-springs E, the reaches J, secured to thefront axle, F, and fitting against the rear axle, F', and the handles K,hinged to the free ends of the bars J and provided with curved prongs M,substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In a folding baby-carriage, the combination, with the axles F F', ofthe hinged body or box AA', the springs E, jointed at the joint of thebox, and the U-shaped frame D or bail yhinged to the rear section,

A', substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination, with a baby-carriage, of abow having a longitudinalslot in its curved top, and of acanopy or parasol having its ferrulepassed through the said slot, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

7. The combination, with a baby-carriage, of the slotted bow N, thecanopy or parasol P, the rod Q, and the rod R, provided with an eye, R',mounted on one of the the bow, substantially as herein shown and de-Ascribed.

8. The combination, with a baby-carriage, of the slotted and toothed bowN, the canopy or parasol P, the rod Q, and the rod R, provided with aneye, R', substantially as herein shown and described.

9. The combination, in a baby-carriage, of the pivoted bow N, having theend of one shank forked and provided with a slot, g, with the notched ortoothed semicircular frame S and the pintle T, substantially as hereinshown and described.

HENRY A. JACKSON.

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